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Solotech Garners CITT Supplier Achievement Award

LONDON, Ontario, Canada — Solotech Inc. received the CITT Supplier Achievement Award from the Canadian Institute of Theatre Technology (CITT). The award was presented Aug. 18 at a banquet during the conference held here. Solotech president Denis Lefrançois, pictured here, accepted the award. It is presented annually to the individual or company that has shown sustained commitment to providing excellent service and products to the Canadian cultural industries community.

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ArtNet Remote app

LightFactory ArtNet Remote App

AUCKLAND, NZ – Dream Solutions’ free ArtNet Remote for iOS devices is now available  as an app on the Apple App Store. This is a simple one-screen utility to directly set DMX channels in an ArtNet environment. This utility is designed as a pocket app for any lighting professional and provides the familiar command syntax used on most control consoles.

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Miro Cubes

Rosco Partners with Black Tank for LED Products

STAMFORD, CT – Rosco has formed a joint venture partnership with Boston-based engineering group The Black Tank to design, develop and distribute LED lighting fixtures to the entertainment and architecture markets. At PLASA 2012 Rosco is debuting the Miro Cube, its new line of wash lights based on Black Tank’s Brick Blaster fixtures. Three luminaires make up the range: Miro Cube 4C, Miro Cube WNC and Miro Cube UV.

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Daily Planet

Electrosonic Provides AV Systems to Nature Research Center

RALEIGH, NC  – The Nature Research Center (NRC) wing of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences dazzled visitors at its recent opening with its array of interactive exhibits and experiences featuring audio-visual systems by Electrosonic. Its new, 80,000-sq.ft. Nature Research Center offers labs, research opportunities, interactive exhibits and live presentations designed to make science a tangible and fun experience. Small Design Firm was charged with designing the interactives; Batwin & Robin Productions was the content producer.

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Miss Mississippi

Robe Beautifies Rig of Miss Mississippi Pageant

VICKSBURG, MS – LD Andre Huff specified Robe moving lights as core elements of his rig for the 2012 Miss Mississippi Scholarship Pageant at the Vicksburg Convention Center. Lighting equipment was supplied by Knoxville, TN-based TERI Productions. There were many technical challenges involved in transforming a conference center hall into a vibrant setting for the beauty pageant. A complicated system of air conditioning and ducting in the roof added to this in terms of being able to get everything positioned in the correct places.

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Blur

22 Years Go By with a ‘Blur’ for Entec

LONDON – Entec Sound & Light has worked for Britpop band Blur and their LD Dave Byars since 1990, when the emerging band were a small support group. Their production matured in the 2000s, and Entec has been with them all the way. Entec recently supplied audio and lighting for various elements of Blur’s recent shows, culminating in the band’s gig in London’s Hyde Park coinciding with the Olympic Closing Ceremony.

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Prism Projection RevEAL Profile Jr.

Prism Projection recently expanded its RevEAL line of products with the RevEAL Profile Jr. The Profile Jr. is a new compact LED profile spot that promises the strengths of Prism’s award-winning RevEAL product line, in a new compact design that is compatible with existing industry-standard lens tubes matched with high output performance. The Profile Jr., along with the Profile, are designed for use in many applications including long throws well over 50’ like those in front of house lighting positions.

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‘Kronach Shines’ with Help from Steinigke Showtechnic

KRONACH, Germany – For 10 days in July, the old city of Kronach lit up with contemporary lighting for the seventh annual light festival, “Kronach Shines.” More than 80,000 visitors were drawn to the luminous creations around town, which used more than 1,000 light sources and 10 km of cable. Steinigke Showtechnic helped support the project with LD Andreas Jung.

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EPV 375 HO

Elation EPV375 HO LED Display Panel

LOS ANGELES — Elation Professional’s new EPV375 HO LED Display Panel creates see-through video effects indoors and outdoors at concerts, stage shows and special events. Rated at IP65, the EPV375 HO was built to withstand wind, dust and rain. Each panel weighs less than 55 lbs., and may be assembled into any desired screen size. With 8,000-nit brightness, this semi-transparent 37.5mm-pixel-pitch panel will produce high-contrast visuals under any conditions.

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VenueMagic Capture Polar 3D Visualizer Integration

AGUA DULCE, CA – Entertainment Services Group, a manufacturer of show control systems, has added Capture Polar 3D visualizer integration to their VenueMagic Show Control software platform. Capture Polar brings the ability to create real-time shadows, volumetric beams, realistic color mixing and HDR mapping with lighting equipment.

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Fire curtain

Sapsis Rigging Improves School Safety with Upgrades

WILLIAMSBURG, VA – When the Milton Hershey School in Hershey, PA., and the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA, made renovations involving their theatre fire curtains this summer, they called on Sapsis Rigging, Inc. (SRI). Project leader Michael Sapsis led the team on both projects.

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